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host: its next for egypt? -- what is next for egypt? ?uest: in terms of ta host: the obama administration. guest: they still need to establish some of the legitimate government there. after the incredibly uplifting movements in it to rear square, it has devolved into a long protracted -- tahrir square, it has devloved. there is still no clear internal structure. it is enforcing the new governing structure and egypt has not really begun to speak out. this is a populous and important nation. there really have not since, since mubarak left office. the administration is working with them to reform the army, make sure the army is a stabilizing force and to make sure their relationship with israel is important. host: ken in lancaster, south carolina. caller: and kind of nervous. can you bear with me? i have three topics. i want to touch on general petraeus. yes, he needs to be disciplined. the attack that killed american citizens. he had no means of attacking us. then afghanistan. the corrupt government of karzai. osama bin laden was in pakista
host: its next for egypt? -- what is next for egypt? ?uest: in terms of ta host: the obama administration. guest: they still need to establish some of the legitimate government there. after the incredibly uplifting movements in it to rear square, it has devolved into a long protracted -- tahrir square, it has devloved. there is still no clear internal structure. it is enforcing the new governing structure and egypt has not really begun to speak out. this is a populous and important nation....
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felt at that point that this was a protest as a result half happened with the film in egypt. he clarified that after more information came in, it was not a protest, but he also did clarify, which is very important and relevant, because this has been a debate for a long period of time, that he made in this statement to us that there were extremists in the group and that they are al qaeda affiliates. some were al qaeda affiliates. and that's very important because that's been a debate for the last three or four weeks. >> congressman king was just here saying his recollection is that yeah, maybe the then director talked about extremist elements but he downplayed it big time. he talked a lot more -- the emphasis at that time -- >> it's all about your perception and the information that you receive. when i was there and chairman rogers was not, he was at another function, my recollection is that we thought it was as a result of a protest and that was the gipping. so the first thing you hear is maybe what you retain. but he also said that in the group there were extremists and some
felt at that point that this was a protest as a result half happened with the film in egypt. he clarified that after more information came in, it was not a protest, but he also did clarify, which is very important and relevant, because this has been a debate for a long period of time, that he made in this statement to us that there were extremists in the group and that they are al qaeda affiliates. some were al qaeda affiliates. and that's very important because that's been a debate for the...
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my question is aimed primarily at a bob. i will tweet it for egypt and tunisia. a paper highlighted the problems and challenges in libya in conducting operations with a light footprint. it is not kosovo or iraq model where we had tens of thousands of people on the ground. my question and for bob is, what are our considerations with engagement or post-conflict ssr? what can we do during the conflict to set the stage for post-conflict to get on the ground, whether it is -- whether it is with a light footprint or have your park -- have your footprint? with egypt and tunisia, you're looking at the east european model, how do you modify that with the fact that there are not thousands of europeans or americans on the ground to help drive this forward? what are the possibilities of success without ever-present motivation to do so? >> this is an interesting question. thank you very much. it is bad when we have friends come to these things, because they think of ways to embarrass you. [applause] i was thinking about the mention of a south africa as a model. i was doing so
my question is aimed primarily at a bob. i will tweet it for egypt and tunisia. a paper highlighted the problems and challenges in libya in conducting operations with a light footprint. it is not kosovo or iraq model where we had tens of thousands of people on the ground. my question and for bob is, what are our considerations with engagement or post-conflict ssr? what can we do during the conflict to set the stage for post-conflict to get on the ground, whether it is -- whether it is with a...
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votes at 6:30 this evening. later this week they'll be working on a proposal for a new visa proposal for foreign students, foreign college students taking advanced degrees in science, engineering and math. off the floor this week democrats will elect leadership for the 113th congress. house about to gavel in next as we mentioned just for one-minute speeches and then they're back at 4:30 for legislative work live here on c-span. >> the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. november 27, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable steve womack to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. you have blessed us with all good gifts and this past week with grateful hearts we gathered with fa
votes at 6:30 this evening. later this week they'll be working on a proposal for a new visa proposal for foreign students, foreign college students taking advanced degrees in science, engineering and math. off the floor this week democrats will elect leadership for the 113th congress. house about to gavel in next as we mentioned just for one-minute speeches and then they're back at 4:30 for legislative work live here on c-span. >> the house will be in order. the chair lays before the...
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even if you have that, why is that ok to have 22 trillion dollars of debt at in 10 years? by the is that considered still a good thing to do? -- why is that considered still a good thing to do it? >> the best capacity is the size of the debt relative to the economy. what the president has proposed is to put us on a path where the debt is stabilized and we are coming down relative to gdp. >> it is still 100% of gdp. >> i would explain a little bit about the numbers. that is the 16 trillion dollar figure that you mentioned earlier. i do nothing that is inappropriate way of measuring our debt. it is not the measure of that that is economic relevant. >> ten or 12? >> closer to 12. >> ok. the unemployment rate became an issue in the campaign. the unemployment rate went down 8%.ow normal some people said the numbers are played with by some people. could to assure people that nothing improper happened on the unemployment rate? >> claims that there was manipulation is absurd. i have watched the bureau of labor statistics for a long time. i worked as a chief economist at the labor
even if you have that, why is that ok to have 22 trillion dollars of debt at in 10 years? by the is that considered still a good thing to do? -- why is that considered still a good thing to do it? >> the best capacity is the size of the debt relative to the economy. what the president has proposed is to put us on a path where the debt is stabilized and we are coming down relative to gdp. >> it is still 100% of gdp. >> i would explain a little bit about the numbers. that is the...
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look at how much egypt has changed since early 2011. the transition, if anyone ever promised that it would be some move, they were foolhardy. that was never going to be the case. the president focuses on the basic principles that guide his policy toward egypt and toward the overall region when it comes to countries attempting to transition to democracy. again, we have raised concerns. >> the state department press release -- have been very careful in what you have said. you have not been critical. you have been very careful in the wording. >> what is important here is the tradition to democracy will be achieved by the egyptian people, not by the manner in which we raised concerns. we have done that and will continue to do that where appropriate. we are constantly monitoring developments in egypt and working with the egyptians. we have a very important relationships. again, it's important to take a longer view here. that is not to say that concerns that have been raised are not significant and serious, because they are. we raised those c
look at how much egypt has changed since early 2011. the transition, if anyone ever promised that it would be some move, they were foolhardy. that was never going to be the case. the president focuses on the basic principles that guide his policy toward egypt and toward the overall region when it comes to countries attempting to transition to democracy. again, we have raised concerns. >> the state department press release -- have been very careful in what you have said. you have not been...
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6:00 p.m. event live on c-span. >> 2013 should be the year we begin to solve our debt through tax reform and entitlement reform. i'm proposing we avert the fiscal cliff together in a manner that ensures 2013 is finally the year that our government comes to grips with the major problems that are facing us. >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. i'm committed to solving our fiscal challenges but i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me making over $250,000 aren't asked to pay a dime more in taxes. >> the new congress starts work in january but the current congress has work to do throughout the rest of the year in a lame duck session. work is impending on the fiscal cliff, the federal deficit, racing the debt ceiling and by how much and also sequestration. follow all the floor debates starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span2. >> now a discussion
6:00 p.m. event live on c-span. >> 2013 should be the year we begin to solve our debt through tax reform and entitlement reform. i'm proposing we avert the fiscal cliff together in a manner that ensures 2013 is finally the year that our government comes to grips with the major problems that are facing us. >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. i'm committed to solving our fiscal challenges but i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i'm not going to ask...
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least in egypt, tunisia, and more of. it is peaceful in nature. one might disagree with a lot of the views. in my view, it is needed the despot's or the democrats of the arab world. there are people that have -- and probably continue to evolve. their commitment to pluralism is no weaker or stronger than the commitment that secular parties in the middle east have shown to pluralism of the last 60 or 70 years check if we want to hold them to a higher standard, i think the standard should be that all parties from not on, all forces in the middle east need to stick to pluralism and democratic principles and not just to ask this of the islamists. we should understand the salafists are not a democratic force in the arab world. they do advocate violent means. they are not powerless. their programs are clearly and publicly not pluralistic. they believe in a very narrow and turf partition of berliner excellent, and they are trying to impose these views on all of society, and it is the rare responsibilities mainly not just of the r
least in egypt, tunisia, and more of. it is peaceful in nature. one might disagree with a lot of the views. in my view, it is needed the despot's or the democrats of the arab world. there are people that have -- and probably continue to evolve. their commitment to pluralism is no weaker or stronger than the commitment that secular parties in the middle east have shown to pluralism of the last 60 or 70 years check if we want to hold them to a higher standard, i think the standard should be that...
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four bills and votes if requested coming up at 6:30 eastern. s. 1956. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 1956, an act to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the united states from participating in the european union's emissions trading scheme, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. mica, and the gentleman from west virginia, mr. rahall, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. mica: first of all, mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on s. 19356. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mica: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mica: thank you so much, mr. speaker and my colleagues. welcome back. the congress is back in session today. i guess all people's property and welfare and everything else i
four bills and votes if requested coming up at 6:30 eastern. s. 1956. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 1956, an act to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the united states from participating in the european union's emissions trading scheme, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. mica, and the gentleman from west virginia, mr. rahall, each will control 20 minutes. the chair...
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the end of the century, the population of the earth will be 6 billion or 7 billion. to solve the problem, he went on, of feeding this population and protecting this planet, it is going to take an international approach far beyond any cooperative effort ever seen in history. characteristically understated kantor in reflecting the turmoil of that particular moment in our history, exactly one month after the killing of four college students at another ohio campus, he said, i suppose we have to ask ourselves whether international cooperation on this scale is even possible. we are responsible for our rose. today, we honor and give thanks for a man who knew that everything worth striving for, every dream we pursue, every adventure and challenge that calls forth our greatest effort cannot be accomplished alone. why did you walk away from the public adulation? he was asked in more ways than we can count, why didn't you baskin the limelight as long as you could? because, he said, i did not deserve it. i am convinced that was not simply an expression of good midwestern modesty
the end of the century, the population of the earth will be 6 billion or 7 billion. to solve the problem, he went on, of feeding this population and protecting this planet, it is going to take an international approach far beyond any cooperative effort ever seen in history. characteristically understated kantor in reflecting the turmoil of that particular moment in our history, exactly one month after the killing of four college students at another ohio campus, he said, i suppose we have to ask...
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and this is our first even year election year in 22 years where we weren't campaigning going door to door. i certainly would not be standing here as a million of the united states house of representatives but for her great love and support over all these years, along with our sons t.j. and tom and my extended family. mom and dad, dad passed away my first year here in congress, but my brothers and sisters, and my sons who have made so many sacrifices while i have been allowed to serve in this position from a time standpoint of being away and missing ballgames here and there. because of their support and that love and support of my family and support and trust of my constituents, i have been allowed this great privilege. i'll leave here with a heavy heart because i'm still passionate about what we do. i'll leave here with great friends on both sides of the aisle. republican, democrats from all corners of this great country, it's been such a privilege to serve with these true public servants. i'm going to share one final story that kind of captures what i think is great about our countr
and this is our first even year election year in 22 years where we weren't campaigning going door to door. i certainly would not be standing here as a million of the united states house of representatives but for her great love and support over all these years, along with our sons t.j. and tom and my extended family. mom and dad, dad passed away my first year here in congress, but my brothers and sisters, and my sons who have made so many sacrifices while i have been allowed to serve in this...
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22. i thought about michael and what he would want. it would be the ability to stand here with me today and fulfillment teams to have for each other. i had to try to live for michael at until i could find a reason to live for myself. in the first? in doing that would be embracing this title i had been given -- widow. i went to the one place where i could find answers. i went to google. [laughter] i type in a widow. i hit enter. google came back with the response i will never forget -- did jimmy window? -- did you mean "window"? that was a catalyst to me. i found out that the average age of a soldier killed was 26. 56% of those serving are married. in the past 24 hours, a service member has taken the lead due to posttraumatic stress disorder. their other young men and women out there like me who are grieving and trying to grasp onto any life out there. there are individuals of or behind the statistics. i want to bring those people together. that is what i wanted to start a nonprofit. i wan
22. i thought about michael and what he would want. it would be the ability to stand here with me today and fulfillment teams to have for each other. i had to try to live for michael at until i could find a reason to live for myself. in the first? in doing that would be embracing this title i had been given -- widow. i went to the one place where i could find answers. i went to google. [laughter] i type in a widow. i hit enter. google came back with the response i will never forget -- did jimmy...
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this would drop from obama's spending plans about $6 children over the next decade. put you on track towards a balanced budget. that is still the republican plan for when they have the house and senate but they did not get the white house or the senate in this election. that option mustafa -- moves off until you have a different president and senate. now we have a divided government. republican house, obama reelected, and a democrat majority in the senate enough republican votes to have -- to filibuster. we got the status quo. obama sometimes talks as if the status quo he got was the 2008 one. he won by several points against a war hero and got 256 democrats led by nancy pelosi in the senate and 60 democrats in the senate -- super majorities in both houses. i and otheres saw the likelihood the republicans will lose another three or four senate seats. there were no democrats we comeht were -- might not back then you had 2010. the republicans took the house with the rating -- with the reagan republican majority. which is not much more than gingrich had. and strengthene
this would drop from obama's spending plans about $6 children over the next decade. put you on track towards a balanced budget. that is still the republican plan for when they have the house and senate but they did not get the white house or the senate in this election. that option mustafa -- moves off until you have a different president and senate. now we have a divided government. republican house, obama reelected, and a democrat majority in the senate enough republican votes to have -- to...
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after 22 years in mental health, they put me in security? i was the oldest person they're working at the time. i went to try to get unemployment and i was unable because they said i quit my job. i got an attorney. the attorneys said they could only go back to 1985 and the only seen one case where they change the position. that case was unable to get the unemployment. it is a load of garbage. i'm a veteran and. people say it they need to hire veterans, but that does not work. guest: unemployment rates for veterans, specifically those returning from the recent war, is shamefully high. in this situation, it sounds like one in which he may well have been moved into a different job in order to try to force him to resign. it is what is called a constructive discharge. the company would have denied his claim based on the fact that he chose to resign. his remedy would have been an age discrimination lawsuit and he spoke to an attorney, the right thing to do. host: jessica in lake worth, fla. docks' one last time. florida? one last time. caller: hell
after 22 years in mental health, they put me in security? i was the oldest person they're working at the time. i went to try to get unemployment and i was unable because they said i quit my job. i got an attorney. the attorneys said they could only go back to 1985 and the only seen one case where they change the position. that case was unable to get the unemployment. it is a load of garbage. i'm a veteran and. people say it they need to hire veterans, but that does not work. guest: unemployment...
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you can watch the full 30 minutes interview at 10:00 eastern time and 6:00 -- it three of those -- 3:00 for those on the west coast. it took a couple of days for the official tally to come from the sunshine state. this from "the chicago tribune." tens of thousands of schoolchildren are missing so many days of class, their educations are in peril. little is being done to get them back in school. back to your calls. is the tax pledge still relevant? caller: good morning. i think the tax cut pledge his treasonous and should be a violation of the oath of office for all of these people who are in office and ran for office. the other thing is that there was a debate between david stockman and daniel patrick moynihan 30 years ago about saying there was a deliberate attempt to bankrupt the country so that democratic leaders could never afford social programs. that is what the tax cut pledge to me seems to be about. host: thank you for the call. the other key player during the negotiations is the former house speaker in the democratic leader in the house nancy pelosi. there is a story this mor
you can watch the full 30 minutes interview at 10:00 eastern time and 6:00 -- it three of those -- 3:00 for those on the west coast. it took a couple of days for the official tally to come from the sunshine state. this from "the chicago tribune." tens of thousands of schoolchildren are missing so many days of class, their educations are in peril. little is being done to get them back in school. back to your calls. is the tax pledge still relevant? caller: good morning. i think the tax...
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6:00 in indiana. they expect mitt romney will be winning indiana. did you move to 7:00 with virginia and 7:30 with ohio. that will lay the foundation for what kind of election people have and whether democrats will have an advantage, republicans have an advantage, or it is going to be a status quo election where it will be just district by district and state by state. >> are their states or districts that you are watching for? >> when it comes to the house it is helpful to look at states as a whole. looking at new york, a state where democrats need to do very well. they need to take at least five seats. they may not get any, and part of the challenges they might defeat one member of congress, but they also may lose one member, so if that happens, all they have done is exchange seat and have not started to getting ahead to the 25-seat gain they need. looking at illinois, a place where democrats were in control of the redistricting process, and they need to maximize their gains there. they will probably
6:00 in indiana. they expect mitt romney will be winning indiana. did you move to 7:00 with virginia and 7:30 with ohio. that will lay the foundation for what kind of election people have and whether democrats will have an advantage, republicans have an advantage, or it is going to be a status quo election where it will be just district by district and state by state. >> are their states or districts that you are watching for? >> when it comes to the house it is helpful to look at...
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and egypt, a country i visited many, many times, 3,336. no question at all. they are all on the continent of africa. but as recently as 1994, earlier on in this long-standing 30-year setaside, it went more like this, poland, 17,000,396. ireland, 15,659. the united kingdom, great britain, 3,174. mr. speaker, one of the problems with the diversity visa is in fact it's a question of whether you put in all the names in the phone book or not. it's a question of who is gaming the system. it doesn't have any sort of, if you will, setaside to ensure an outcome. and within the outcome, whether you are taking from poland, ireland, united kingdom, or in 1999, the next year, few years later, it switched to bulgaria, nigeria, and albania. these top names that occur have a lot to do with how many people throw their name in a hat. and nothing to do with whether or not they really want to be americans. whether they really have the qualifications, whether they have any connection to america that would allow them to get a job. not long ago the "wall street journal," i believe,
and egypt, a country i visited many, many times, 3,336. no question at all. they are all on the continent of africa. but as recently as 1994, earlier on in this long-standing 30-year setaside, it went more like this, poland, 17,000,396. ireland, 15,659. the united kingdom, great britain, 3,174. mr. speaker, one of the problems with the diversity visa is in fact it's a question of whether you put in all the names in the phone book or not. it's a question of who is gaming the system. it doesn't...
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has resulted in -- the new york times said the amount of money spent on all the election campaigns, $6 billion. i was shocked by that. i moderated a discussion. it was fascinating, but mr. rove made the. we spend infinitely more than that on dog food. >> is a absurd -- it is absurd. >> is. as much as i love offense, -- op eds, if they end up being produced, people keep saying things were much worse in jefferson's farm. yes, they were, but you only had broadsheets being distributed. you did not have everyone walking around with a communications device. information is spread so quickly that if we do not have reliable, trustworthy, objective sources of information, our whole electoral structure is going to collapse under its weight. >> ciena in's story about how the new york stock exchange was under 3 feet of water, it was not true. it was not true at all. howee in in's story about the nyse-listed under 3 feet of water -- cnnn's story about how the new york stock exchange was under 3 feet of water, it was not true. they got alive. -- a lie. i do not want to pick on cnn, but that is one of
has resulted in -- the new york times said the amount of money spent on all the election campaigns, $6 billion. i was shocked by that. i moderated a discussion. it was fascinating, but mr. rove made the. we spend infinitely more than that on dog food. >> is a absurd -- it is absurd. >> is. as much as i love offense, -- op eds, if they end up being produced, people keep saying things were much worse in jefferson's farm. yes, they were, but you only had broadsheets being distributed....